2024 STAC Playoffs
Champions
Boys – Ithaca
Girls – Ithaca
Individual Medalists
Boys – Riley Hubisz, Ithaca
Girls – Tsadia Bercuvitz, Ithaca
Boys
** 2024 Section IV Class A Champions: Ithaca
** 2024 Section IV Class A Champion: Riley Hubisz, Ithaca
** 2024 Section IV Class B Champions: Vestal
** 2024 Section IV Class B Champion: Javan Belokur, Owego
** 2024 Section IV Class C Champions: Oneonta
Girls
** 2024 Section IV Class A Champions: Corning
** 2024 Section IV Class A Champion: Tsadia Bercuvitz, Ithaca
** 2024 Section IV Class B Champions: Owego
** 2024 Section IV Class B Champion: Jaelyn Chrysler, Owego
2025 STAC Championships
Saturday, October 25 at Union-Endicott (Ann G. McGuinness Elementary)
2025 Section IV Championships
Thursday, November 6 at Chenango Valley State Park
2025 NYSPHSAA State Championships
Saturday, November 15 at Queensbury High School
2025 NY Federation Championship
Saturday, November 22 at Wappingers Falls
2024 Division Winners (crowned at STAC Championship event)
Boys
West – Ithaca
Metro – Vestal
Central – Owego
East – Oneonta
Girls
West – Ithaca
Metro – Vestal
Central – Owego
East – Norwich
2024 STAC All-Stars
Boys
West/Metro All-Conference
Sebastian Boutwell (Corning, jr.); Nicholas Ferratella (Corning, jr.); Gregory Homa (Corning, sr.); Jaxyn Mahoney (Corning, sr.); Nicholas Kowal (Horseheads, jr.); Noah Hilker (Ithaca, sr.); Riley Hubisz (Ithaca, sr.); Andor Nadasdy (Ithaca, jr.); Zoltan Nadasdy (Ithaca, jr.); Everett Shaw (Ithaca, sr.)
Central/East All-Conference
Michael Doyle (Chenango Valley, sr.); Ryan Pepples (Chenango Valley, jr.); Caden Sutton (Norwich, sr.); Nic Sutton (Norwich, soph.); Colin Fletcher-Foster (Oneonta, sr.); Jackson Forbes (Oneonta, sr.); Gabriel Rissberger (Oneonta, sr.); Keyon Ziaie (Oneonta, sr.); Magavin Allen (Owego, jr.); Aidan Skuban (Susquehanna Valley, soph.)
West All-Division
Bryce Hammond (Corning, jr.); Christopher Lawson (Corning, fresh.); Hunter Lewis (Horseheads, jr.); Allen Wetmore (Horseheads, jr.); William Boscia (Ithaca, soph.); Wyatt Eldermire (Ithaca, fresh.); Aidan Lazzaro (Ithaca, soph.)
Metro All-Division
Lukas Diamantakos (Union-Endicott, sr.); Nicholas Luti (Union-Endicott, soph.); Thomas Ciaravino (Vestal, soph.); Tyler Hayes (Vestal, fresh.); Kevin Middendorf (Vestal, fresh.); Oliver Parsons (Vestal, soph.); Titus Patton (Vestal, soph.)
Central All-Division
Holden David (Chenango Valley, sr.); Dawson Bell (Owego, sr.); Sullivan O’Donnell (Owego, sr.); Levi Saunders (Owego, soph.); Deric Singer (Owego, sr.); Chase Hine (Waverly, soph.); Hayden Howe (Waverly, jr.)
East All-Division
Samuel Antrosio (Oneonta, sr.); Donovan Lema (Oneonta, sr.); Brighton Logue (Oneonta, jr.); Marshall Clement (Susquehanna Valley, soph.); Patrick Shattuck (Susquehanna Valley, soph.); Corbin Evans (Windsor, sr.); Laurence Salisbury (Windsor, fresh.)
Girls
West/Metro All-Conference
Olivia Martinec (Corning, jr.); Lauren Roche (Corning, sr.); Elianna Schneider (Corning, sr.); Ella Devlin (Elmira, soph.); Madelyn Wise (Elmira, soph.); Mackenzie Baker (Horseheads, jr.); Tsadia Bercuvitz (Ithaca, soph.); Maren Golden (Ithaca, soph.); Avery Whittaker (Ithaca, fresh.); Hellen Zhang (Vestal, fresh.)
Central/East All-Conference
Lena Lindow (Chenango Forks, fresh.); Clara Little (Chenango Forks, fresh.); Jaelyn Chrysler (Owego, jr.); Lilly LaFever (Owego, jr.); Madison McEvoy (Owego, sr.); Abigail McHugh (Owego, jr.); Stella Palladino (Owego, jr.); Gracie Williamson (Seton, soph.); Mackenzie Chamberlain (Waverly, jr.); Harper Minaker (Waverly, sr.)
West All-Division
Kyra Gross (Corning, sr.); Leila Ianovici (Corning, sr.); Kaitlyn Lee (Corning, soph.); Madie Sweet (Corning, jr.); Suzanne Sydlansky (Horseheads, fresh.); Emma Bakos (Ithaca, jr.); Skyler Lovenheim (Ithaca, soph.)
Metro All-Division
Reese Dimon (Union-Endicott, jr.); Allison Mariano (Union-Endicott, sr.); Wyoming Trudeaux (Union-Endicott, sr.); Kayla Fletcher (Vestal, fresh.); Pooja Venkatesh (Vestal, sr.); Mikayla Silverio (Vestal, soph.); Savanna Ulrich (Vestal, 8th grade)
Central All-Division
Jaidyn Ericksen-Hrehor (Chenango Forks, jr.); Mari Pourby (Chenango Forks, jr.); Ella Hart (Chenango Valley, fresh.); Alex Roberts (Chenango Valley, soph.); Abigail Rosengrant (Chenango Valley, jr.); Carolyn Schuyler (Owego, soph.); Sidney Senko (Owego, sr.)
East All-Division
Kyra Brunick-Davis (Norwich, sr.); Emilia Pepe (Norwich, jr.); Laci Zieno (Norwich, jr.); Sasha Sloth (Oneonta, sr.); Kiley Kaczynski (Susquehanna Valley, soph.); Trista Lewis (Windsor, sr.); Cali Rooke (Windsor, sr.)
2025 Team Previews:
West
Corning Hawks (Class A)
Head Coach: Ray Lawson, 17th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Combination of veteran runners hoping to have their best XC season ever, and a strong group of freshman boys looking to continue their modified success.
Girls – Three returners from last year’s sectional championship team and they are hoping to combine with new talent to chase the title again.
Team Goals: Our team goals remain the same each year to try and win STAC and Sectional Team Championships. Failing that, we try to advance as many individuals to the state meet as possible.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 2nd at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class A Championship. Sebastian Boutwell finished 3rd, Jaxyn Mahoney 6th, Gregory Homa 9th, and Nicholas Ferratella 10th at STAC Championship. Mahoney finished 3rd, Boutwell 5th, Ferratella 7th, and Homa 8th at Section IV Class A Championship. Boutwell finished 40th, Mahoney 48th, Homa 63rd, and Ferratella 86th at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship.
Girls – Won Section IV Class A Championship. Finished 2nd at STAC Championship and 9th at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship. Olivia Martinec finished 3rd and Lauren Roche 7th at STAC Championship. Martinec finished 3rd, Roche 5th, Kyra Gross 7th, and Elianna Schneider 8th at Section IV Class A Championship. Martinec finished 40th, Roche 81st, Gross 97th, Madie Sweet 99th, Lillian Deuerlein 100th, Schneider 102nd, and Leila Ianovici 105th at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship.
Elmira Express (Class A)
Head Coach: Amy Balash, 6th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – James Lovell (soph.), Jadon Lagonegro (soph.)
Girls – Ella Devlin (jr.), Madelyn Wise (jr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Improve throughout the season and work together to be competitive.
Girls – We have a complete girls team this year and looking for them to be competitive and improve throughout the season.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 12th at STAC Championship and 4th at Section IV Class A Championship.
Girls – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class A Championships. Ella Devlin finished 6th and Madelyn Wise 9th at STAC Championship. Devlin finished 4th and Wise 6th at Section IV Class A Championship. Devlin finished 73rd and Wise 92nd at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship.
Horseheads Blue Raiders (Class A)
Head Coaches: Kim Balliet, 4th year and Sam O’Brien, 4th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Nick Kowal (sr.), Allen Wetmore (sr.), Max Williams (sr.), Jack Sydlansky (soph.)
Girls – Mackenzie Baker (sr.), Suzie Sydlansky (soph.)
Team Goals: Have a few of our key players compete at the State Meet. We also hope all athletes continue to set PRs and grow as runners.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 5th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class A Championship. Nicholas Kowal finished 10th at Section IV Class A Championship and 76th at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship.
Girls – Finished 5th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class A Championship. Mackenzie Baker finished 5th at STAC Championship. Suzanne Sydlansky finished 10th at Section IV Class A Championship.
Ithaca Little Red (Class A)
Head Coach: Rebecca Lovenheim, 3rd year (11th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Zoltan Nadasdy (sr.), Andor Nadasdy (sr.), Will Boscia (jr.), Aidan Lazzaro (jr.), Alasdair Smith (jr.), Wyatt Eldermire (soph.)
Girls – Tsadia Bercuvitz (jr.), Avery Whittaker (soph.), Skyler Lovenheim (jr.)
Team Goals: Strong representation and performances at Sectionals, States, and beyond.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC West division, STAC, and Section IV Class A Championships. Finished 3rd at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship. Riley Hubisz won STAC and Section IV Class A Championships, and finished 13th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Noah Hilker finished 2nd, Zoltan Nadasdy 5th, and Everett Shaw 7th at STAC Championship. Hilker finished 2nd, Shaw 4th, Zoltan Nadasdy 6th, and Andor Nadasdy 9th at Section IV Class A Championship. Shaw finished 18th, Zoltan Nadasdy 44th, Andor Nadasdy 66th, Hilker 85th, William Boscia 91st, and Wyatt Eldermire 96th at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC West division and STAC Championship. Finished 2nd at Section IV Class A Championship. Tsadia Bercuvitz won STAC and Section IV Class A Championships, and finished 2nd at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship. Avery Whittaker finished 2nd and Maren Golden 10th at STAC Championship. Whittaker finished 2nd and Skyler Lovenheim 9th at Section IV Class A Championship. Whittaker finished 41st and Lovenheim 101st at NYSPHSAA Class A State Championship.
Metro
Binghamton Patriots (Class A)
Head Coach: David Cody, 41st year
Key Athletes:
Boys – John Steed (sr.), Ryan Gahagan (sr.)
Girls – Eva DiNunzio Welch (sr.), Adrienne Mitrus (soph.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Keep the team healthy and develop our talented underclassmen.
Girls – Send a girl to the state meet.
Last Season:
Boys – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class A Championships. Jadon Kittle finished 38th at Section IV Class A Championship.
Girls – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class A Championships.
Johnson City Wildcats (Class B)
Head Coach: Eric Adolf, 8th year (12th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Logan Heitner (sr.), Connor Smith (soph.)
Team Goals: This year I am hoping to move up places at Sectionals and send at least one athlete to States.
Last Season:
Boys – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class B Championships. Connor Smith finished 17th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Girls – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class B Championships. Emma Gage finished 31st at Section IV Class B Championship.
Maine-Endwell Spartans (Class B)
Head Coach: Rick Rutherford, 1st year (6th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Carson Strano (sr.), Thomas Rea (soph.), Emmett Doyle (soph.)
Girls – Lena Velez-Mattiace (sr.), Madison Novotny (soph.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Qualify two boys for the NYSPHSAA State Championship meet. Develop runners to challenge Vestal in the upcoming years.
Girls – Qualify two girls for the NYSPHSAA State Championship meet. Build a stronger group of runners so we can compete for a Section IV title in the upcoming years.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 11th at STAC Championship and 4th at Section IV Class B Championship. Jacob Sonner finished 24th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Girls – Finished 3rd at Section IV Class B Championship. Cassandra Burt finished 2nd at Section IV Class B Championship and 84th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship.
Union-Endicott Tigers (Class A)
Head Coach: Dan Bertoni, 11th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Nick Luti (jr.)
Girls – Maria DeNardis (sr.), Sadie Limbert (fresh.)
Team Goals: Establish leaders who will cultivate a culture of racing with determination while putting younger athletes in important roles to encourage depth and long-term success.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 8th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class B Championship. Nicholas Luti finished 4th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Girls – Finished 7th at STAC Championship and 4th at Section IV Class B Championship. Wyoming Trudeaux finished 6th at Section IV Class B Championship and 95th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship.
Vestal Golden Bears (Class B)
Head Coach: Stephen Marcin, 11th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Titus Patton (jr.), Tommy Ciaravino (jr.), Oliver Parsons (jr.), Tyler Hayes (soph.)
Girls – Hellen Zhang (soph.), Mikayla Silverio (jr.), Leyla Kamil (8th grade), Savanna Ulrich (9th grade)
Team Goals:
Boys – Gain more experience at high profile meets, qualify for states, finish in the top three in Class B.
Girls – Gain more experience at high profile meets and qualify for states.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC Metro division and Section IV Class B Championship. Finished 4th at STAC Championship and 7th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship. Titus Patton finished 3rd, Thomas Ciaravino 5th, Tyler Hayes 6th, Oliver Parsons 7th, Kevin Middendorf 8th, and Joseph Vallone 9th at Section IV Class B Championship. Patton finished 63rd, Hayes 66th, Ciaravino 67th, Middendorf 72nd, Parsons 73rd, Vallone 84th, and Alexander Sculley 105th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC Metro division. Finished 3rd at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class B Championship. Hellen Zhang finished 8th at STAC Championship. Savanna Ulrich finished 3rd, Zhang 4th, Pooja Venkatesh 8th, and Mikayla Silverio 10th at Section IV Class B Championship. Zhang finished 65th, Ulrich 82nd, and Venkatesh 99th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship.
Central
Chenango Forks Blue Devils (Class C)
Head Coach: Nick Groover, 7th year (18th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Jameson Rattigan (jr.), Joe Rullo (fresh.)
Girls – Arianna Hepler (8th grade), Ceci Kasmarcik (soph.), Clara Little (soph.)
Team Goals: Get better each day and run a bunch of PRs at the end of the season.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 13th at STAC Championship and 8th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Finished 6th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class C Championship. Clara Little finished 4th and Lena Lindow 8th at Section IV Class C Championship. Little finished 84th at NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship.
Chenango Valley Warriors (Class C)
Head Coach: Matt Wilson, 6th year (14th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Ryan Pepples (sr.), Caden Hoyt (sr.), Nikhil Datta (jr.)
Girls – Lyla Houser (8th grade), Abbey Rosengrant (sr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Win the Section IV Class C Championship and attend States as a team.
Girls – Get a few of or girls within striking distance of top 5 and chance to go to States.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 6th at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class C Championship. Michael Doyle finished 4th at STAC Championship, 2nd at Section IV Class C Championship, and 4th at NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship. Ryan Pepples finished 6th at Section IV Class C Championship and 60th at NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship.
Girls – Finished 8th at STAC Championship. Abigail Rosengrant finished 16th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Owego River Hawks (Class B)
Head Coach: John Heath, 21st year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Javan Belokur (sr.), Magavin Allen (sr.), Gavin Heath (sr.), Joram Belokur (fresh.)
Girls – Jaelyn Chrysler (sr.), Abby McHugh (sr.), Stella Palladino (sr.), Lilly LaFever (sr.), Sarah Heath
Team Goals: Have fun, come together as a unified team, be proud of our sport, and work hard to see how much we can improve from where we are today.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC Central division. Finished 7th at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class B Championship. Javan Belokur won Section IV Class B Championship and finished 59th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship. Sullivan O'Donnell finished 2nd and Magavin Allen 10th at Section IV Class B Championship. O'Donnell finished 87th and Allen 94th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC Central division and Section IV Class B Championship. Finished 4th at STAC Championship and 10th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship. Jaelyn Chrysler won Section IV Class B Championship, finished 4th at STAC Championship, and finished 41st at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship. Lilly LaFever finished 5th, Stella Palladino 7th, and Abigail McHugh 9th at Section IV Class B Championship. LaFever finished 88th, Palladino 96th, McHugh 103rd, Madison McEvoy 110th, Sidney Senko 116th, and Carolyn Schuyler 117th at NYSPHSAA Class B State Championship.
Seton Catholic Saints (Class D)
Head Coach: Tom Carter, 6th year (44th overall)
Key Athletes:
Girls – Gracie Williamson (jr.)
Team Goals:
Get Williamson back to the state meet for the 3rd straight year and improve her personal best time of 21:20 for a cross country 5k. We have a full girls team this year, and our team goal is to simply score in the meets as a team and for all our runners, boys and girls, improve on their personal best cross country teams this year!
Last Season:
Boys – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class D Championships.
Girls – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class D Championships. Gracie Williamson finished 6th at Section IV Class D Championship and 41st at NYSPHSAA Class D State Championship.
Waverly Wolverines (Class C)
Head Coach: Nate Culver, 7th year (15th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Jayden Washington (jr.), Chase Hine (jr.), Garrett Akins (soph.), Hayden Montanye (soph.), Colton Santalucia (fresh.)
Girls – Mackenzie Chamberlain (sr.), Taylor Sinsabaugh (jr.), Miah Correll (soph.), Isabella Minaker (soph.), Phoebe Minaker (8th grade)
Team Goals: Develop their passion for running, spark their competitive side now that we have scoring teams, and push every runner to achieve the most they can within the season. I always strive to have as many runners qualify for NYSPHSAA States Championships as possible.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 9th at STAC Championship and 5th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Finished 4th at Section IV Class C Championship. Mackenzie Chamberlain finished 5th and Harper Minaker 7th at Section IV Class C Championship. Minaker finished 59th and Chamberlain 67th at NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship.
East
Norwich Purple Tornado (Class B)
Head Coach: Shaun Horan, 19th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Nic Sutton (jr.)
Team Goals: Have individuals qualify for the State Championship.
Last Season:
Boys – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class B Championships. Cadden Sutton finished 11th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Girls – Won STAC East division. Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class B Championships. Kyra Brunick-Davis finished 17th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Oneonta Yellowjackets (Class C)
Head Coach: Dan Forbes, 19th year
(No team preview submitted.)
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC East division and Section IV Class C Championship. Finished 3rd at STAC Championship and 4th at NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship. Keyon Ziaie finished 8th at STAC Championship. Ziaie finished 4th, Colin Fletcher-Foster 5th, Gabriel Rissberger 7th, and Jackson Forbes 8th at Section IV Class C Championship. Ziaie finished 31st, Fletcher-Foster 40th, Forbes 43rd, Rissberger 51st, Donovan Lema 96th, Brighton Logue 102nd, and Samuel Antrosio 116th at NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship.
Girls – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class C Championships. Sasha Sloth finished 28th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Susquehanna Valley Sabers (Class C)
Head Coach: Grace Tabeek, 17th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Aidan Skuban (jr.)
Girls – Kiley Kaczynski (jr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Run as a team. We have a small team and quite a young team, so we are hoping to be able to score as a team no matter how fast or slow we are.
Girls – Have more than one girl run. I have a senior who just moved to the area and is excited to be running, so I am excited to see how she does.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 10th at STAC Championship and 7th at Section IV Class C Championship. Aidan Skuban finished 3rd at Section IV Class C Championship and 14th at NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship.
Girls – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class C Championships. Kiley Kaczynski finished 27th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Windsor Black Knights (Class C)
Head Coach: Gary Fancher, 3rd year (19th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Larry Salisbury (soph.)
(No girls team this year)
Team Goals:
Boys – Compete as individuals if we are able to recruit a 5th runner. Very small team. We had a total of eight runners last year and three graduated, three moved to other schools. Only one from the modified team came up.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 14th at STAC Championship and 10th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Did not have enough athletes to qualify for team scores at STAC or Section IV Class C Championships. Cali Rooke finished 26th at Section IV Class C Championship